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high school

NOUN
generally, grades 9-12
Synonyms
STRONGEST
secondary school
WEAK
eleventh grade gymnasium ninth grade senior high senior high school tenth grade twelfth grade

Example Sentences

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A high school teacher who’d turned her onto C.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Among married women with children at home and a high school diploma, 60% are employed in some form; among such women with bachelor’s degrees, 77% are; among those with higher degrees, 86% are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

At a high school in Nacka just outside Stockholm, final-year students are unpacking laptops from rucksacks and tote bags, alongside items they say they used less frequently a few years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Upon graduation from high school they are expected to either serve in the military or do some other form of national service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

I think she’s one of the honors English teachers at the high school.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison